I have a 4-year old and a 11-month old. I play as much as I can but its definitely not all the time. I'm a teacher so I have the summer off. I try to play at night when everyone else goes to bed.

I have a 7 year old and a 4 month old. I take night shift in our house. I have never stopped gaming. I lay my baby in my lap longways, head down at my knees, and rock her with my legs while playing skyrim. Sometimes I have to pause it to grab a bottle or change a diaper, but then I just give the controller to my son. He usually dies, but its a good laugh. Kids are great, dude.

I have a 13 year old & an 18 year old, when i'm playing Skyrim i find that a combination of Duct tape & a large padlocked cupboard under the stairs works wonders for a peaceful gaming experience.

Seriously though, let your children share your gaming experiences like i have with my two, It's a win win situation.

Congratulations!

Just tell your partner that you are sworn to carry her burdens .

Hahaha...i have to laugh at how sad and naive your question is.
First off skyrim and games should be the last thing you're thinking of with a baby on the way....accept the fact that there is no more "I" or "me" after you have a baby, there's only your baby.
Every baby is unqiue so how difficult and what challenges you will face will depend on how your baby is and how their mommy is. Dont expect to have any "you" time or even any restful sleep for a long time...my baby didnt start sleeping thru the night until almost a year old and he still wakes up sometimes for some need in the night. In the first few months he would only sleep 2 restless hours then be up 1-2 hours and repeat..i almost went insane

Good luck and remember that even though you didn't want your baby, your baby NEEDS you...they didn't plan on being born either

I have four children and have been a gamer since the Atari days. All of my kids grew up on my lap while I played. To this day, we all play together and enjoy the fact that even though I'm 40, I still can relate to all of my children. Your kids are what you make them....some people see them as a burden, but I see them as a blessing and enjoy every moment Iget with them. Congrats!

I have a 4 month old and he lays in my lap while I battle bandits and dungeon dive he gets such a kick out of it..all in all I love being a father. He could hear the sounds of dragons getting slayed in the womb lol.

Congrats!

Playing with a baby? Easy. Buy a wrap, put baby in it, play while the little one is sleeping tight against your chest. It's harder when they get older and try to push any button they can reach and turn off your tv or computer...

Well, having a kid change your life. I know it's one of those things people say, but it's actually true. I was a huge Morrowind fan, then got kids, and totally missed Oblivion. Now my son's 5, and my daughter 18 months, and I spend my evenings playing Skyrim (on the other hand, I hardly watch tv and I've temporarily given up my other hobby, writing).


There's no way of answering that. Some babies are "easy", sleeps all night and are content lying in their babysitter. Most like to be close to mum and dad (that's why a babywrap is a great idea ). Some have colic and cry constantly. An "easy" baby can suddenly be craving, due to a phase, getting teeth, being ill... You will, however, most likely find that your priorities change. A lot.

Congratz and welcome to the team!

First of all, when your kid is born, you probably dont want to play and/or are to tired to do so.

Later when there there is more regularity, you can play while you kid is asleep. At least, that is what i do.

Goodbye, Skyrim. And goodbye to video games in general. Welcome to parenthood!

Incorrect.

Congratulations, unfortunately the name Dovahkiin is no longer an original baby name. D:

No babies for me, the idea terrifies me! I hear tales of immense pain and agony, and that doesn't even touch on childbirth.

Besides, I ain't married anyways.

Congrats to the OP!

Just train your kid to stay away from power buttons!

It's a hopeless cause, my kitty messes up plenty and she doesn't have the higher cognitive processes Humans do. D:

If you're worried about being a good dad, it will certainly mean you will be, as you will be focused. I can tell that you're going to try hard to be a great father and I am sure you will be. I know plenty of parents who play video games whilst having kids. If anything, as your kid grows up, you can introduce the amazing world of video games into his/her life.

If your baby's a girl, call her Lydia.

What is happen bro' ?...you and your wife were too drunk and she forgot to take the pill (or wear the "coil") ?


Well,let's talk of this within 9 months

You will be amazed at how your priorities will change when a new-born enters the home. This is not a bad thing. Enjoy it. You'll still have time to play some games, but you won't care that it's not as much time as it used to be because you'll be pre-occupied with loving the little one.

One of my favorite pictures is a pic of me holding my son against my chest while I sit at the kitchen table doing my college math homework. Now he's a US Army Combat Medic serving in the Middle East and what I wouldn't give to be able to hold him in my arms again. Hopefully soon, he has some R&R coming in August.

I haven't gone through this thread in detail and I'm sure the responses are varied.......I like what LeBurns said and agree with him. You'll have time to play. It just won't be a priority. Everything is about to change and that isn't a bad thing.

My son, now 19 and in college, was gaming with me back when Jamal Anderson was still the running back for the Falcons. I remember this because that is the guy my son would be when we played Madden. He couldn't have been more than 5 when we started this. I could go look up Anderson's career and do the math to be certain, but the point would remain either way. I'd show him the play and tell him where to run with his guy (Jamal) and then we're off. Now he's a big time gamer and we share stories regularly. Gaming doesn't go away.....you've just got a new gaming partner. If there is anything negative about having a kid......I think it would be the need for two consoles/gaming computers. Once they pick up the controller, that is when you really fight for time to game.

I see the "wtf?" threads related to Skyrim and they remind me of he and I gaming...usually in two different rooms......yelling at each other across the house (much to Mrs. Jabber's dismay)...."Did you see that?" Good times, good times!

ha and goodbye to what you want to watch on tv as they get older...my channel is locked to nick jr whenever my baby is up and around. Its cute when they sing along but those same few songs haunt my dreams and are heard in my head as soon as i wake up

Can't believe I didn't see this thread earlier.

OP, if you're still watching, know this: With only one baby, you will no doubt have a ton of free time on your hands. Plenty of time to sleep, too.

At least, that's how it seems to me and my wife. Ten months ago, she gave birth to triplets.

We still get to play (we're both gamers), pretty much every day. Now that the kids are more or less sleeping through the night, I can get a couple of hours or so at night, and sometimes I can get in some time in the morning too while they're taking a nap.

I never did the whole baby sling thing - well, it wouldn't have worked for us anyway, having 3. So we pretty much only play when they're sleeping, or when the other one of us is watching them.

Actually, I don't even want our kids to know about computers until they're around 12 or 14. I'm 32. When I was a kid, I played outside and read books. Thank God I didn't have Skyrim and all the digital distractions back then.

Anyway, it's just priorities. And OP, you have to understand that you left yourself wiiiiide open for criticism with the negative-sounding comments earlier in the thread. If I hear that a 30-year-old man finds out he's going to be a dad, and then shares the news with an internet forum 3 hours later while worrying about his inability to play video games, I'm thinking.... Yeah. Western civilization? It's all over, folks.

I do understand where you're coming from, though, and wish you the best.

Congratulations to the OP. I'm a mom with 3 older kids. I've always loved playing video games since 'back in the day'. Obviously, a child will take up a lot of your time now. Especially when they're little. And a tip from woman, your wife may need a little more attention during her pregnancy. (My husband helped me tie my shoes when my belly got bigger. lol) None of my kids were planned and I was scared to death with my first ( I was only 20 ), but I wouldn't change it for anything. Some of my favorite memories are from playing a 2 player game with my kids and letting them (sometimes) beat me. I used to play "Champions of Norath" or some such game, on the PS1, with my youngest, and we had a blast.

Anyway, you'll have to make adjustments, but that doesn't mean you can't play anymore. Skyrim isn't gonna get up and walk away. It'll be there when you got a moment to play.

Edit: As the poster above me said, make sure your kids have plenty of outside time. If you can, Definitely hold off on the tech stuff. Let them run and play.